The first civil war

The first civil war

by Ṭabarī

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The first civil war / translated and annotated by G.R. Hawting.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1996.

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Notes

Translation of extracts from: Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xxi, 250 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0585154767, 9780585154763, 9781438406206, 1438406207
  • oclc:ocm43477260
  • LC Classification:DS38.2
  • Dewey Decimal:962/.02

Table of Contents

The Events of the Year 36 (cont'd) (656/657). The Departure of 'Ali b. Abi Talib for Siffin. 'Ali Orders the Construction of the Bridge over the Euphrates. The Battle "by the Water" 'Ali Calls Mu'awiyah to Obedience and Unity -- The Events of the Year 37 (657/658). The Truce between 'Ali and Mu'awiyah. The Organization of the Military Units (Kata'ib) and Preparation of the Troops for Battle. The Intensity of the Fighting. The Killing of 'Ammar b. Yasir. Hashim b. 'Utbah al-Mirqal and the "Night of Howling" The Raising of the Masahif and the Call for Arbitration. 'Ali Sends Ja'dah b. Hubayrah to Khurasan. The Secession of the Khawarij from 'Ali and His Companions, and Their Subsequent Return. The Meeting of the Two Arbitrators at Dumat al-Jandal. The Actions of the Khawarij at the Time of 'Ali's Sending Abu Musa to the Arbitration, and the Battle at the Canal -- The Events of the Year 38 (658/659). The Killing of Muhammad b. Abi Bakr in Egypt.

The Killing of Muhammad b. Abi Hudhayfah. The Episode of Ibn al-Hadrami, Ziyad, and A'yan. The Opposition of al-Khirrit b. Rashid and the Banu Najiyah to 'Ali, and al-Khirrit's Separation from Him -- The Events of the Year 39 (659/660). Mu'a…

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